Capul de zimbru

Capul de zimbru

1996 · 52 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama, TV Movie

Film inspired by a short story of the same name by Vasile Voiculescu. During the Second World War a Romanian army unit, isolated in a strange landscape, is visited by a German general. The disappearance of a valuable postage stamp - the head of a zebu - dating back to the sec. The disappearance of a valuable 19th-century stamp head - a 19th-century stamp head - during this visit creates a highly tense situation.

Directed by Nicolae Mărgineanu · Written by Iosif Naghiu

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